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Gravesite of Medal of Honor Recipients James Parker

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St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetary, Portsmout,h RI

Born:February  20, 1854 at Newark,  NJ


 Entered Service in the US Army from Newark, NJ

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Philippine Insurrection For heroism December 04, 1899 at Vigan, Luzon, Philippine Islands


Died:June 02, 1934 at the age of 80
 
From the spring of 1898 until early  the following year, most battles in the Philippine Islands were sporadic ambushes of small American patrols in the jungles, as the U.S. Army sought to root out the rebel forces of Emilio Aguinaldo. In action at Vigan, Luzon,  Philippine Islands, on December 4, 1899, American forces under Lieutenant Colonel James Parker valiantly fought their way into the city. The enemy counter-attacked, for throughout the dark night, Lieutenant Colonel Parker led his men in defense of their small garrison against repeated and savage assault by overwhelming enemy forces in fighting that was at close quarters and done in utter darkness. Lieutenant Colonel Parker was one of four soldiers who earned the Medal of Honor at Vigan in this actions. The other men cited for heroism were: Lieutenant Colonel Webb Cook Hayes, Private Joseph Epps, and  Private James McConnell 


quarters in the dark for  several hours." His son, Cortland Parker, alos...[Read  More] (Bio by:
Don Morfe)


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